Locomotive and car wheel replacer.



HOWARD K. KINNEY, OF MURRAY, OKLAHOMA.

LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR WHEEL REPLACER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914..

Application filed July 25, 1913. Serial No. 781,208.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD K. KINNnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Murray, in the county of Harper and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Locomotive and Car \Vheel Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to locomotive and car wheel replacers and consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a replacer of the character indicated which consists of two members adapted to be positioned beside the track rails and adapted to cooperate with eachother to mutually contribute or assist in replacing the derailed wheels of a. locomotive or carnpon the said track rails.

With the above object in view the replacer includes a grooved member adapted to be positioned between the track rails and a recess member adapted to be positioned adjacent the outer side of one of the track rails. The configuration of these members is such that the device may be readily used for replacing the wheels irrespective of the side of the track beyond which the outermost car wheel may be positioned.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a plan view of the replacer showing the relative positions of the placed adjacent the track rails. Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views of the members of the replacer and adjacent track rails. Figs. 4: and 5 are perspective views of the members of the replacer.

The replacer includes a recessed member 1 which is adapted to be positioned adjacent the outer side of one of the track rails. This member is provided at its under side with tangs adapted to enter the tie and assist in holding the member in position adj acent the rail. The member 1 is provided at its top side and at its edges with longitudinally disposed recesses 3 which are separated or spaced from each other by a longitudinally disposed shoulder 4. When the base of the member 1 is in position upon the upper surfaces of the ties the upper surface of the said member is inclined. The lower ends of the recesses 3 open or terminate at the lower end of the member 1 while the upper end of the said recesses 3 terminate at the side of the member 1 just below the up per end thereof. At its upper end the members when 1 shoulder 4E broadens out and extends to the vertical sides of the member 1. The end corners of the member 1 are chamfered off as at 5 in order that the said member may fit snug against the side of a track rail or may be disposed at a right angle with relation to the same. The member 1 is providedin the vicinity of one end and at its sides with pockets 6 which may receive the brace.

members (not shown) or clamps for the purpose ofsecuring the said member in position with relation to the track rail. The replacer alsoincludes a groo-ve member 7 of the same general configuration as the member 1. The said member 7 is provided upon its upper side with two longitudinally disposed grooves 8 which open at one end of the member and their other ends open at the opposite sides of the said member. The member 7 is provided upon its under side with tangs 9 and the corner portions of one end of the said members are chamfered as at 10. The grooves 8 are separated or spaced from each other by a shoulder 11 which extends longitudinally of the member 7. The said shoulder 11 is broadened at itsupper end and terminates at the inner edges of the chamfered portion 10. The member 7 is provided at its taller end and at its opposite sides with recesses 12 which are adapted to receive the edge portions of the head of a railv when the said member is in position. Theupper part of the member"? in the vicinity of the recesses 8 is provided with downwardly inclined surfaces which extend from the intermediate portion of the said member to the end thereof.

In use the member 7 is placed adjacent the inner surface of one of the track rails and the member 1 is positioned adjacent the outer surface of the other track rail. The wheels to be replaced upon the track rails vare drawn or pushed one along one of the grooves 8 and the other along one of the recesses 3 so that the flanges of the said wheels traverse the length of the said groove and recess. As the wheels move over the taller portion of the members 1 and 7 they are lifted with relation to the track rail and when the flange of the wheel which is be yond the outer surface of the track rail encounters the broader portion of the shoulder d the said flange is directed toward the upper surface of the adjacent track rail. At the same time the flange of the other wheel passes down along the inclined upper end portion of the groove 8 and the tread of the last mentioned wheel seats upon the upper surface of the adjacent track rail. Just after this occurs the flange of the other wheel moves between the rails and bothwheels are properly seated upon the upper surfaces of the rails.

By reason of the duplication of grooves and recesses of each member at the opposite sides thereof it is obvious that the device may be used for replacing locomotive and car wheels irrespective of the size of the rails beyond which the said wheels may be located. In the event that the said wheels are not located upon the track tie prior to moving them upon the members, the said wheels may be drawn toward and lodged upon the track ties by using additional rail sections, timbers or other guiding means,

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A wheel replacer having grooves extending longitudinally thereof and provided with a shoulder which separates the said grooves from each other, the bottoms of the said grooves being higher at points between the ends of the grooves than at the ends thereof, the replacer being provided at one end with chamfered corner portions and having at its opposite sides recesses located adjacent said chamfered corner portions and into which one end of the grooves lead, the

said shoulder extending the full length of the replacer and having a broadened end portion lying between the recesses and which extends between the chamfered corner portions the upper surface of the said broadened end portion of the shoulder being curved in a downward direction. from a point adjacent the highest points of the bottoms of the grooves to that end of the replacer having the recesses and chamfered corners.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD K. KINNEY.

Vitnesses L. D. BRANDT, E. R. LITOHFIELD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

